Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not precise or accurate: Describes something that contains errors, lacks detail, or is not strictly correct.
   • Approximate: Describes a statement, figure, or measurement that is close to but not exactly the true value.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The map provided was helpful but somewhat inexact.
  • Her memory of the event was vivid but inexact in its details.
  • The inexact measurements led to errors in the final calculation.

Advanced Usage

• "inexact science": A field of study or activity where precise predictions or results are difficult to achieve.
  • Economics is often considered an inexact science due to the number of unpredictable variables.
• "inexact terminology": The use of words or phrases that are vague or not strictly defined.
  • The contract was disputed because of its inexact terminology.

Variants and Related Words

• Inexactly (adverb): In a manner that is not exact.
  • He described the process inexactly, leaving out crucial steps.
• Inexactness (noun): The quality or state of being inexact.
  • The inexactness of the data made it unreliable for the study.

Synonyms

• Imprecise: Lacking exactness or detail.
• Approximate: Close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact.
• Inaccurate: Not correct; containing mistakes.

Antonyms

• Exact: Completely correct in all details; accurate.
• Precise: Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.
• Accurate: Correct in all details; without error.

Adjective

1. not exact